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Robert Pattinson appears back on IMDbPro's Projects In Development for Unbound Captives

Robert Pattinson appears back on IMDbPro's Projects In Development for Unbound Captives 

Report from our affiliates, RPAustralia:
Okay so we know IMDbPro is NOT gospel, but Unbound Captives has reappeared in Rob’s “Projects In Development” and it’s Project Notes state:  “Script – In active development.”
I hope that active development means Phineas aging to about 24 or 26 because I really still do dream about Rob riding bareback and speaking comanche *swoon*
Gotta love the gif RPA used of Rob riding horseback. :)
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Here's a screencap from IMDbPro

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Like RPA said, IMDb isn't perfect but since we're all dying to know what Rob's doing next, we can just keep throwing things out there until something sticks or Nick calls me back. ;)

Madeleine Stowe talks about Robert Pattinson and Unbound Captives

Madeleine Stowe talks about Robert Pattinson and Unbound Captives

From MTV:
Robert Pattinson is so beloved by "Unbound Captives" producer Madeleine Stowe that she may consider altering a character in the film's script so that the "Twilight Saga" star can take the role.
MTV News caught up with Stowe on the Golden Globes red carpet and asked her whether there is any chance of RPattz being in the upcoming film. After all, when we last talked to Pattinson, he suggested that he might now be too old for the role. 

"The character was conceptualized as an 18-year-old," Stowe acknowledged. When asked if she would be willing to age up the role so he could still take the part, she said with a laugh, "We might. We might just do that. We'll see how it all falls."
It wasn't just the "Twilight" phenomenon that is causing Stowe to be willing to jump through hoops for Pattinson. She explained that she met him before he joined the first "Twilight" film and "fell deeply in love with him" then.
Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz are also currently attached to the project. In fact, Jackman recently told MTV News that it's "one of the best scripts I've read in a long time."
With Pattinson's commitment to "Cosmopolis" over with, he seemingly has an open slate ahead of him. Stowe said that Pattinson's decision to come onboard "Unbound Captives" is strictly in his camp.
"It's going to be sort of up to Robert. We're looking at 2013 [for a release date] right now," Stowe said.






We'll see...

Robert Pattinson mentions: Mia Maestro (Breaking Dawn) says Rob isn't the cook, Madeline Stowe plugs Unbound Captives, MTV Poll is crazy & more

Robert Pattinson mentions: Mia Maestro (Breaking Dawn) says Rob isn't the cook, Madeline Stowe plugs Unbound Captives, MTV Poll is crazy & more

UPDATE: Rob's stunt double talks about his experience on Bel Ami (source via):

How did you become the double of Rob in Bel Ami?
In 2010 I was the Hungarian X-Factor promo’s face and they observed me and called the Bel Ami’s casting. I tried and I got the role. Then they asked me that if I wanted to be Robert’s double, and I said: Of course:)
How was this experience? Did you enjoy it?
It was amazing! To play whit such a great actors! Robert and me act in a scene together! He is a very good actor, and very kind!
Can you tell us a funny story about Rob?
Actually I don’t remember! Once, I asked him if  he knows Natalie Portman, and they are in good friendship. But he just laughed on this…
What is your favorite movies played by Robert Pattinson? And Why?
I  love Little Ashes! My favourite painter is Dali, and Robert was a Great Dali!
Could you describe us your relationship with the fans on set?
No! there was very exacting safety-rules.
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A few mentions of Rob out there in the circuits. First up is Mia Maestro from Breaking Dawn. She played Carmen and had this to say to Peril (with translated questions):
She had been asked if Rob and Kris are partners in real life: "That's what you have to ask them. But yes, they are super open, super friendly."

Then Mia talks about coexistence outside the set: "We had departments where we could cook, I was much more home than you can think, and we eat among all together, we cooked."
Pattinson? "He does not cook, the cook is Kristen."

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And Taylor Lautner? "I did not meet him so much, because we did not share many scenes. But I can tell you that Taylor, when I took my dog to the shooting, looked after him and played with him."
Who is more beautiful, then? "I can't answer you. Robert is very nice."

Haha!

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Madeline Stowe briefly spoke with El Pais about Unbound Captives and dropped Rob's name. No idea if this project is progressing in a more concrete sense:
EP: You are one of the many recent examples of movie actresses that have done their best work ever on television.

Stowe: Today you have the opportunity to do something that you couldn’t before – which is to work both in movies and on TV. The stigma is gone. You have to be realistic and understand how hard it is for an actress my age to find work in film. So I stopped working for a long season. I’m focused on working on a project that I wrote and I plan to direct called Unbound Captives with Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson.

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The Family Guy did a parody on the Teen Choice Awards and Spunk Ransom snatch a screengrab of Rob's cartoon appearance as Edward:

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MTV is hosting another poll that wants you to poke your eye out. Rob's films, Bel Ami & Cosmopolis are going toe to toe.
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Josh and his MTV buddies give a synopsis of the polling bracket and talk Breaking Dawn, Bel Ami & Cosmopolis. Do you agree with their analysis?

From MTV:
It's Robert Pattinson versus Robert Pattinson in our second match of the MTV Movie Brawl 2012, presenting a seemingly impossible choice for RPattz lovers. How do you decide between one movie over the other? It comes down to which of the two projects piques your interest more: "Cosmopolis," the surrealist thriller from visionary auteur David Cronenberg, or "Bel Ami," the adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's novel that sees Rob locking lips with Uma Thurman and Kristin Scott Thomas. It's a difficult decision, one we certainly don't envy. All the same, we're more than a bit curious to see the outcome… 



Click HERE to vote for Bel Ami or Cosmopolis...an impossible decision, I know. Click HERE to support Breaking Dawn's bracket.

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And last but not least, check out the worldwide trend from twitter, screencap courtesy of SpunkRansom:

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Mia Maestro: via via via | Madeline Stowe: translation via

Hugh Jackman Talks "Unbound Captives" With Robert Pattinson

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Hugh Jackman Talks "Unbound Captives" With Robert Pattinson

For those (like myself outside the US) who can't see we'll have the You Tube ASAP



Robert Pattinson and Unbound Captives - Still Linked?

Word is Robert Pattinson is still linked to the project Unbound Captives as Tink posted a few days ago HERE.

Now a little bit of twitter talk makes us even more confident that this could happen. Not to mention the talk of San Antonio... not sure I could survive with Rob in the same State for such a long time!

The question was posed...

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... and answered...

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So what are you waiting for? Let's start a collection, let's fund this thing!

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Robert Pattinson still starring in Unbound Captives?

Robert Pattinson still starring in Unbound Captives?

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Before you read the article, I want you to know I am HIGHLY skeptical about it. I didn't want to post it but the news is spreading and you should know what's being discussed.

There is no direct quote from Madeleine Stowe that says Rob is still attached to the project. It is the reporter who makes the statement. If the reporter did a google search on Unbound Captives, who would she find is attached? Rob, Hugh, and Rachel. That's what I think happened and until there is a direct quote from Stowe or Rob or the like, I don't think this is happening for Rob. Until the news is coming from a credible industry source, I don't think this is happening for Rob.

That said, read it and see what you think on the matter. ;)

Excerpt from MySanAntonio (Aug. 9, 2011):

Until recently, The Last of the Mohicans star [Stowe] and her actor-husband, Brian Benben (Private Practice), owned a cattle ranch in the Texas Hill Country, 11 miles outside Fredericksburg. They and daughter May, who was born in San Antonio's Methodist Hospital, lived there for many years. Stowe said she had enjoyed being away from the bustle of Hollywood and throwing herself into riding, roping and cutting. However, out of practicality, they moved to Los Angeles a couple of years ago.

While at the ranch, Stowe came up with the idea to write "a large romantic Western" that was inspired, she said, by stories of the Hill Country in the late 1800s. "I heard about children who were abducted by Comanche Indians and became so acculturated that they had a hard time returning.

"Our ranch had a real history," she added. "When I lived there, I felt a certain way about Texas that I hadn't seen filmed yet."

She'll start directing The Unbound Captives next year, she said, and already has rounded up the main cast: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson.
We'll have to wait and see...

Source: MySanAntonio | Via: RobPattzNews

Nicola Peltz Tells Us That She And Robert Pattinson Will Start Filming "Unbound Captives" Next Year

Nicola Peltz Tells Us That She And Robert Pattinson Will Start Filming "Unbound Captives" Next Year

Robert Pattinson's "Unbound Captives" To Start Filming Soon ?

Robert Pattinson's "Unbound Captives" To Start Filming Soon ?

Well if this is true Rob is gonna be a busy chappie. He's moving from one film to another really quickly but I guess at the end of the day he's lucky to be able to do it.
So I'm hoping this is true because I'm anxious to see this movie. Well truth be told I'm anxious to see ANY movie with Rob in it ;-)


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Nicola Peltz must have a thing for vampires—and Robert Pattinson must be way into movies about olden times.

Up-and-comer Peltz stars in M. Night Shyamalan's new movie, The Last Airbender, with Twilight cutie Jackson Rathbone. But she's also landed a lead role in the hushed-about western Unbound Captives, alongside Robert Pattinson.

So what can we learn from Nicola about the two Twi-guys? And what the heck is up with Captives, Rob's movie that was announced more than a year ago?

"I loved working with Jackson, he's like my brother," said Peltz, praising her costar. "He's so sweet and talented!"

No argument there, so let's move onto Unbound Captives, shall we?

In An Interview At The MTV Movie Awards Nicola Petlz Talks About "Unbound Captives"

In An Interview At The MTV Movie Awards Nicola Petlz Talks About "Unbound Captives"

How lucky can one girl be? Nicola is in The Last Airbender with Jackson Rathbone and in an Interview at the MTV Movie Awards mentions her next project, Unbound Captives, which as we know co-stars our man Robert Pattinson.

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To read the full interview head over to Collider.com

Here's the part where she talks about "Unbound Captives"

What do you have coming up after this?

PELTZ: Unbound Captives, I just got cast in it, it hasn’t started filming yet, but its with Rob Pattinson, Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman and Madeline Stowe wrote it and is gonna direct it.

And when do you think you’re gonna start filming?

PELTZ: Not sure, hopefully soon, I cannot wait to do it.

Awesome, thank you so much.

PELTZ: Thank you.

Robert Pattinson's new co-star in Unbound Captives?

Is this a confirmation that Unbound Captives will happen? Only time will tell.



An interview with Nicola Peltz on People.com generated a lot of interest today when it was revealed the actress, who stars in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender, not only worked with Twilight-er Jackson Rathbone on the film, but will also be co-starring with Robert Pattinson in the near future.

A quick look at IMDB left fans guessing, since it doesn’t list any of Pattinson’s known upcoming projects among the 15-year-old actress’ plans.

Well, Gossip Cop solved the mystery.

A source close to Peltz tells Gossip Cop she’s been cast in Unbound Captives.

We hear great things about the young actress, which should only make anticipation even higher for the Pattinson flick.

Source: GossipCop

Robert Pattinson talks "Remember Me" & "Unbound Captives" to MTV


From MTV


Robert Pattinson Says Heading Into Non-'Twilight' Territory Is 'Scary'
'You're expected to come into the movie and provide not only economic viability, but also a performance,' he says.



With the #1 movie in the world bear­ing his name above the title and Hollywood’s hottest scripts lin­ing his doorstep, it’s a good time to be Robert Pat­tin­son. Not that the 23-year-old star has had much chance to enjoy it, as he recently told us he only received “three days off” in 2009, and 2010 looks even busier.

Recently, MTV Radio caught up with the man beloved by mil­lions as Edward Cullen to dis­cuss his plans for the new year — from “Break­ing Dawn” and beyond.

“I’ve only done one movie out­side of the ‘Twi­light’ series, ‘Remem­ber Me,’ ” Rob said of his first true post-fame project, a March 12 roman­tic drama oppo­site Emi­lie de Ravin whose shoot was most notable for its secu­rity issues. “But even that I did with the same stu­dio, so I guess I’m still a lit­tle bit blind as to what my actual eco­nomic via­bil­ity will be out­side of the series.”

Undoubt­edly, all eyes will be on “Remem­ber Me” when it tests RPattz’s box-office clout in a few months. Fol­low­ing that and June’s “Eclipse,” his fans will have some other high-profile flicks to look out for.

“I think the ten­ta­tive time for ‘Break­ing Dawn’ is fall next year,” Rob said of the fourth “Twi­light” novel, which might be split into two films. “Depend­ing on how things go, I’m doing a movie called ‘Bel Ami’ in Feb­ru­ary, an adap­tion to a Guy de Mau­pas­sant novel. And I’m doing — I hope — a West­ern with Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jack­man called ‘Unbound Cap­tives’ some­time around there as well. They’ve got to try and jug­gle things around until everybody’s sched­ules work.”

Rob said he was eager to play the “Unbound Cap­tives” role because it’s unlike any­thing he’s done before. “I’m play­ing a kid who was kid­napped by Comanche [war­riors] when he was 4 years old. And he was brought up by them, and then his mother spends her entire life try­ing to find me and my sis­ter,” he said of Weisz’s vengeful-mom role. “When she finds us, we can’t remem­ber who she is and can’t remem­ber any­thing about the West­ern cul­ture which she grew up in.

“It’s like, you can’t really be more dif­fer­ent from Edward,” he added. “I actu­ally signed on to that after I’d done ‘Twi­light,’ in the sum­mer after I’d fin­ished [shoot­ing]. It was really before any­thing had hap­pened [to make me famous]. I wasn’t even really think­ing about it.

“It’s just a cool script,” Pat­tin­son said of the film, draw­ing com­par­isons to the clas­sic final movie fea­tur­ing the star he is most often com­pared to: James Dean. “It reminds me in a lot of ways of ‘Giant,’ which is one of my favorite movies. So I think that’s why I responded to it.”

Already booked pretty solidly for the next year, Rob said he’ll con­tinue to read new scripts and look for other parts that might catch his atten­tion — even if there are some facets of his new­found fame that under­mine the process.

“It’s def­i­nitely dif­fer­ent,” he said of being a famous actor as opposed to a strug­gling one. “You get offered stuff that you would never dream of get­ting offered before, but that’s also scary. You don’t have to audi­tion for any­thing. [But] I don’t want to do a movie just so it gets made. … You have to ques­tion your­self a lot more.

“Before ‘Twi­light,’ I did any movie that I got [offered], and you’d try and make the best of it after­wards,” he explained. “But now, you’re expected to come into the movie and pro­vide not only eco­nomic via­bil­ity, but also a per­for­mance as well. You can’t just mess around. Peo­ple are like, ‘We’re employ­ing you to be here, as a star and an actor.’ It’s dif­fi­cult, and it’s scary.”

Source MTV

Spanish Interview with Robert Pattinson where he discusses "New Moon","Unbound Captives","Bel Ami" & "Breaking Dawn"

Robert Pattinson talks to Fox All Access about New Moon & Unbound Captives

Robert Pattinson Talks About Paparazzi, Catherine Hardwicke, Remember Me & Unbound Captives

Very good interview. Robert Pattinson talks about the paparazzi , his new movies Remember Me (oh holy THUD, HERE is the trailer in case you missed it!), Unbound Captives and says Catherine Hardwicke has a childlike purity about the way she sees things (I bet it had a blue tint ;)).


Unbound Captives to Start Shooting in 2009

Unbound Captives set is going to be too beautiful to handle:



According to this article about Ashok Amritraj (producer of Unbound Captives), the movie will be shot at the end of 2009 and will be released in 2011. I feel like I'm aging trying to follow Rob's every move, he must be exhausted doing the "moving" :)

From Deccan Herald:
Amritraj right now is excited about his 100th production, Unbound Captives, which will be shot towards 2009-end and ready for release by early 2011. “It will be a big epic in the scale of Laurence of Arabia, and Stowe’s first effort at direction. John Toll of Braveheart and Last Samurai will be the cinematographer. It’s probably the biggest in scope and scale among all my films, and will have a budget of 80-90 million dollars,” he says.

A word of caution
The film will be shot “between” New Mexico and New Zealand as the subject demands shoots in different seasons.

via PattinsonLife LJ

A Closer Look at Rob's Upcoming Movies

A good read from The Movie Fanatic.com:

When I heard the news that Robert Pattinson is going to star in Bel Ami, I was shocked! I thought he's doing porno! You see, 'Bel Ami' when you do a google search will not show you the book by Guy de Maupassant - a popular author in my High School - but a gay porno film production company located in the Czech Republic. Don't bother looking at their site, you need to register and become a member to see the nude pics! Let me leave it at that! (Gozde: LMAO! Priceless...)

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Bel Ami, George Duroy and Playing with Women: Seriously, playing the role of George Duroy, the main character might be one of his most challenging (and most rewarding) yet. While I do think he took a risk playing Salvador Dali, this new role would only give him nothing but good buzz.

Why is that? Let me quote someone who read the book:

On the surface, the moral of the book is simple: be a complete bastard, treat all the women you meet like dirt and exploit them as much as possible, and you'll be a stunning success. The author stays deadpan thoughout; it's impossible to tell for sure whether he's being ironic, though one strongly suspects he is. Fans of the Flashman series will probably enjoy this too.

Isaiah's comment highlighted for me why the book is so fascinating. Most people don't want to admit to themselves how important the connection is between sex and power, but Maupassant puts it center stage. Another work that does the same thing is the musical Evita. I was reminded of the chorus from "Goodnight and thank you", a duet between Eva and Ché:

There is no one, no one at all
Never has been, and never will be a lover
Male or female
Who hasn't an eye on
In fact they rely on
Tricks they can try on
Their partner
They're hoping their lover will help them or keep them
Support them, promote them, don't blame them
You're the same

Why is Rob chosen to play the role? Is he similar in looks with George Duroy? Let me quote the book itself:

Tall, well-built, fair, with blue eyes, a curled mustache, hair naturally wavy and parted in the middle, he recalled the hero of the popular romances. (Gozde: Oh NO! Not another mustache!)

Seems like Rob is perfect for the role IMO. Just the mention of 'hero of popular romances' would have me convinced it's more than enough to bring in the goodies.

tMF's Take:

(1.) A really meaty, substantive role for Rob to sink his teeth into. Comments SharedVisions.com:

The second Maupassant's novel was "Bel-Ami", disclosing the society of that time. It can be said that if "Une vie" asks - what is the reason of all the sorrows and misfortunes, then "Bel-Ami" answers - the society.

The society is represented by Georges Duroy, he can be called the main face and representative of the society of that time. Though, I suppose, there are two sides of his character - positive and negative. Of course, the positive side is expressed not so much as the negative one. Positive is that he is purposeful, strong man, he knows his job and knows how to get what he wants. But also we can enumerate all the mistakes of the society in common as his negative features of a character - dishonesty, barbarity, ambition, impudence, greed and etc. This register is endless.

George Duroy is a careerist, he's ready for everything, his goal is to get what he needs. He changes women like gloves, he uses his attraction.

(2.) Bel Ami is to be directed by the award-winning theater director and writer Declan Donnellan, a 4-time Laurence Olivier awardee. Says Variety:

Uberto Pasolini is producing through his shingle Redwave Films. Pic is skedded to shoot in Paris next year with London legit director Declan Donnellan set to make his film debut.

Donnellan is quite an artist himself, and this will be his first movie as director. However, he has extensive experience in theater and he also writes. He has more than 25 theater productions, among which include Great Expectations, Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth and The Tempest. He has won the Laurence Olivier award 4 times, one of the most prestigious given to Theater directors and actors. While being a theater director is not an assurance that his film feature will be an award-winner or even break box office records, the fact that he's already much awarded, is certainly a good thing.

The Negative: Historical dramas are not big box office winners, but have made great impressions on members of the Academy (there are exceptions, of course: Gone with the Wind, Chariots of Fire, Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), so if Rob aims for critical success, this might be it. Anyway, the Twilight sequels are more than enough to put him in good stead with producers.

Unknown factor: Rob's leading lady will certainly be of much interest. As of now, no names have been mentioned. I do hope they get some French actresses to play the leading female roles. The book is written by a French anyway, and the story is based in Paris.

I'm not saying they do another Stephen Frears-Christopher Hampton take-over and let the British rule once again (i.e. Cheri and Dangerous Liaisons), I just think they ought to be more loyal to the book than to anything else.

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Remember Me, Emily de Ravin, A Modern-day Romance: When I heard he's no longer interested in Parts Per Billion, I was disappointed and blame his overly ambitious agent (that's just me, of course!). If he's really busy, why is it that he agreed to be attached to other movies like Unbound Captives? Anyway, the casting news on Remember Me, made me forget about PPB.

Once again, here's Variety:

"Remember Me," which Summit Intl. is selling at Cannes, is set to begin lensing in four or five weeks, although the female lead is yet to be cast. "The girl needs to be literally inspirational," said Pattinson of a catalytical element of the film. To be directed by Allen Coulter, film was scripted by Jenny Lumet. "I have no qualms saying that she's a genius," Pattinson laughed, adding that the script really connected with him when he first read it -- even some of the dialogue sounded "the way I speak."

Of course, it will be Emilie de ravin who will join Rob and be his leading lady. de Ravin is one of today's hottest young actress, with such an impressive record on television. She was also quite good in a number of movies, especially in Brick. (Gozde: If you haven't seen Brick, check it out. It's a really good movie.)

tMF Take:

Rob's getting into Joe Levitt-Jake Gyllenhaal territory and can he make it? I think he's going to give them quite a competition. The guy can be quite charming and to play a romantic character might be another box office winner for Mr. Patinson. His off-screen "personal relationship" with Ms. de Ravin is driving fans wild, which might be both good and bad for the movie itself.

Allen Coulter, the movie's director, is known more for his work on television and has made only one feature film. But the diversity of his TV work is quite awesome - Sex in the City, The Sopranos, Rome, Damages...

I don't think this movie will be bound for the Oscars ( I maybe wrong here of course!), but certainly fans and ordinary moviegoers will have something to look forward to. I also think both Rob and Emilie's roles are going to be quite awesome, to say the least! Plus, what a cast!

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Unbound Captives, Acting Competition and Rivalry (?), Madeleine Stowe: This is going to be Madeleine Stowe's directorial debut from a script she has written herself. Some good actresses can be good directors too, but sometimes it's the other way around. But Ms. Stowe has enough theoretical background in cinema and journalism, having studied both at the University of Southern California. So, I'm quite positive, she'll make a good impact as director.

The Story: A widowed woman is rescued by a frontiersman and the two search for her kidnapped children.

I remember something quite similar, with Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee-Jones playing the leads, called The Missing. I don't know if there is similarity at all, but the story sounds similar. lol

Anyway, here's the background from Variety:

The busy thesp is also excited about "Unbound Captives," which Madeleine Stowe directs from her script set in the American frontier of the mid-1800s. Pattinson likes a challenge, and "the script is almost entirely in Comanche," he said.

tMF's Take:

With Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman playing the lead roles, I'm not sure this is going to provide the acclaim Rob is aiming for. Although I'm not saying a supporting part is not important, I think it depends on how significant and meaty his role is going to be.

New Moon and Return to the Twilight Frenzy

Fans who worried that the next installment of "Twilight," "New Moon," won't feature as much Edward as the first film since the book does not, can rest assured: The actor will log screen time as Bella's "hallucinations," according to Pattinson.

That's more than enough to keep me at "peace". I mean, Rob is the main reason why Twilight is a big success. While I'm not discrediting Kristen and the other stars, I just think we need to give credit to where credit is due.

In New Moon, the romance between Edward Cullen and Bella Swan takes a new turn, with the introduction of another character into the scene (courtesy of Taylor Lautner) as Jacob Black. More from IMDb:

At Bella's 18th birthday party at the Cullens' house, she gets a paper cut, and Jasper attempts to attack her. The Cullens decide it would be better for Bella's safety if they left, so they get away from Forks, leaving Bella heartbroken. She finds solace in family friend Jacob Black, who incidentally is a werewolf. But before Edward left, he made Bella promise she wouldn't do anything reckless or stupid but, as he'd already broken his promise to 'be there for as long as she wanted him', she decides to break her promise. She goes cliff-diving, which makes Edward think she has killed herself, although it was purely for recreational purposes. So Edward travels to Italy, to provoke the Volturi so they will kill him. Alice finds Bella, and they begin a race to the Italian city of Volterra to stop him.

tMF's Take:

Definitely another box office hit. I think this is going to be better than Twilight - a new director, a more resourceful and richer film producer and a more rewarded cast. The fact that the Twilight fandom is getting bigger and bigger by the minute is already an assurance that this is going to be huge.

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Thanks to Anna and that.could for sending us the link :)

Robert Signed for New Movie Unbound Captives ?


According to Variety and Screendaily.com Rob has signed on to star in a period drama called Unbound Captives where he'll play Rachel Weisz' son (Ouch! Rachel is not old enough to be Rob's mom! I take offense to this since I am closer to Rachel in age than Rob :)).

Trio bound to Stowe's 'Captives'
Weisz, Jackman, Pattinson set for pic
By MICHAEL FLEMING

Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson will star in the period drama "Unbound Captives," with Madeleine Stowe making her directorial debut from a script she wrote.

Gil Netter and Grant Hill will produce with Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment. They are eyeing a year-end production start.

Though Stowe's a newcomer behind the camera, getting the job and landing that cast is a payoff for her risky decision to turn down millions of dollars for the script in 1993. Under pseudonym O.C. Humphrey, Stowe teamed with her husband, actor Brian Benben, to write "Unbound Captives" as a star vehicle for herself.

She would have played a woman (now to be played by Weisz) whose husband is killed and her two children kidnapped by a Comanche war party in 1859. She is rescued by a frontiersman, to be played by Jackman. Pattinson will play the son.

Fox offered Stowe $3 million, and later $5 million, for her script, with Ridley Scott poised to direct and Russell Crowe to star. She turned down what was among the highest sums offered a first-time scribe because there was no promise she would be anything more than screenwriter.

Stowe, who has never publicly spoken about her decision, said she can still remember the surreal moment of turning down all that money over the phone while staring in disbelief at her husband.

"There was never a moment's hesitation on my part, but it felt unreal, and I can remember my husband putting a finger across his neck to signal not to take the offer," Stowe said. "There are moments in life where you need to follow your heart. The script remained my singular focus, but directing it myself wasn't something I ever dreamed of."

The idea came from Netter as she spent years honing the script and visualizing every scene.

"Gil made me realize it when he said there isn't anyone who's going to make the movie you want to make," said Stowe, who then faced the painful task of finding an actress for a role that was once worth $5 million to her.

"I saw three actresses, and knew after meeting with Rachel that she was the person I wanted to hand this role to," she said. "Robert said yes last fall, before everything broke with 'Twilight.' Hugh said yes a couple of weeks ago."

Amritraj sparked to the idea of Stowe directing; she'll be helped by an experienced cinematographer in John Toll, who shot epics "Braveheart" and "The Last Samurai."

Hyde Park Intl. will sell offshore territories at Cannes, and Endeavor Independent, which packaged the pic, will sell North American distribution rights.

Jackman, fresh from "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," is formulating a sequel to that film for Fox. Weisz next stars in the Peter Jackson-directed "The Lovely Bones" for Paramount, and Pattinson is reprising his role as Edward in the "Twilight" sequel "New Moon" for Summit.

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